CHAPTER XVIII
Savage Tribesmen
FOR a moment the youths were taken completely aback in surprise. That they would see anything like this away out on the Sahara was not in the least expected. They stood for some time in sheer amazement and not a little fear.
“An army coming at us!” muttered Bob, staring at the distant spectacle.
“An army, yes. Must be five hundred cavalrymen.”
“But—but it can’t be! It’s impossible. What would soldiers be doing away out here on the desert? Something’s seriously wrong somewhere. If just one of us should see such a thing it might indicate that the old brain wasn’t working just right, but for you and I both——”
“Come on,” suggested Joe, giving his dromedary a slight kick. “Let’s get out of here. I’m greatly worried.”
The youths turned their camels back to camp for a short distance; then they urged them on to a fast trot.
They were not a little relieved when they finally reached the oasis, where they found their friends awaiting them.